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JUGHEADS
Youth Juggling Company, LLC
5905 Concord Avenue
Edina, MN 55424
jugheads@comcast.net
612.229.3348
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November 2008
“Grassroots vs. Bureacracy”
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Whatever one's political preferences, I hope we can all agree that grassroots community involvement is more effective than bureaucratic, distant leadership with masses of detatched followers. This applies to government, academia, religious institutions, athletics, the arts, non-profits, recreational settings, and JUGHEADS-which in some ways is a combination of "all of the above." The beauty of JH being a single-site, director-led, roster-capped, virtue-teaching, athletic and artistic organization is that we try to maximize personable treatment of the Jugheads and their families while minimizing a distant, institutional feel that may inevitably accompany unchecked growth or impersonal ambition.
As I approach
40, I find myself relying more on my club assistants and paid coaches,
but I have an enduring joy of being personally connected as much as possible
to all 149 Jugheads of all ages, personalities, and ability levels. At
the same time, the pervasive grassroots elements that make JH so special
make the experience of each member and each family dependent on the community
of the company more than the will of the director. Just as I believe that
America can't be saved or destroyed by any one earthly leader, so JH itself
thrives on the collective will and efforts of its membership (and a lot
of grace). Let's keep "watering" grassroots involvement at all
levels of company, municipality, state, and nation!